Philosophical Ranting With Red Wine

Aimless wandering beings Arms flailing reaching out to touch feeling no one in reach isolated pedestrians seeking affection disconnected lack of eye contact Seeing no one peripherally... A sea of souls knowing more each day forgetting everything else information trumping wisdom Compassion overshadowed by Computation Each byte bites into the fabric A tattered tapestry left hanging Rare human-like beings peek through Wanting tangible exchanges of communication Exhaling shallow, careful for smog intake We've made everyday Halloween Highlighting and Sensationalized... Terrified of those we don't know Expanding the gap, alienating...alone Community was our protection...now stolen In locked homes peering out, guarded Neighbors-strangers...shaking with guns No one safe from the dangers at home! Intelligence rises...yet we refuse to evolve Using our fears, insecurities, and prejudice to hamper the progress of our young Technology is no surrogate Parent Using repressive dishonest methods of yesterday only degenerates the trust of highly informed children Our hope is in teaching them where we failed When we missed what we forgot ....Transcending the hatreds, and biases applying the accrued knowledge to one day mentally and spiritually EVOLVE!! Simultaneously progressing/digressing Gaining in Ability, losing in Humanity Our Children will succeed where we could not...